CeBIT 2004

VIA Technology Showcase at CeBIT 2004 Hannover, Germany - March 18-24

CeBIT is the world's premier venue to see all the new products and services in the IT industry, so what better place for VIA to demonstrate the latest technologies in performance PCs and digital lifestyle devices for the home, the office and on the road.
The VIA booth at CeBIT comprises the Hi-Definition Zone, highlighting the key technologies for today's and tomorrow's performance PCs, and the Digital Lifestyle Zone, showcasing a new generation of smart, compact x86 devices that fit seamlessly into modern environments.

» Hi-Definition Zone
» VIA Chipsets: The Best of All Worlds
» S3 Graphics DeltaChrome: Way Beyond DX9 Gaming
» VIA Vinyl Audio: The Warmth of Sound

» Digital Lifestyle Zone
» VIA EPIA and Processor Partner Products: Inspired by VIA
» VIA Eden Processors: Get Embedded with VIA
» VIA Antaur notebooks: Simply Mobile

CeBIT 2004 Announcements

March 19:
» VIA Launches EPIA N-Series Nano-ITX Mainboard, the New Ultra Small Platform for Building the Digital Lifestyle
» VIA Launches CN400 Advanced Digital Media Chipset
» VIA EPIA N Nano-ITX Enables Designer Digital Lifestyle
» VIA Expands PadLock Security Initiative with Release of VIA PadLock Software Security Suite
» VIA and Steinberg Announce Joint Promotion Agreement

March 18:
» S3 Graphics Announces the GammaChrome Family of Top to Bottom Native PCI Express Graphics Solutions

March 17:
» VIA Inspires “Music at Your Fingertips” with New HUSH AVX Music Server Featuring DigiFi Wireless PDA Operation

Hi-Definition Zone

VIA Chipsets - The Best of All Worlds
VIA's renowned performance chipset solutions are designed specifically to enable the world's leading processor platforms to shine even in the most demanding conditions, and at CeBIT you will see VIA's most advanced core logic technologies in action.

VIA will debut the PT890, the first chipset for the Intel® Pentium® 4 processor platform to boast support for both PCI Express and AGP8X, as well as DDR2, Serial/RAID and a host of connectivity and multimedia features, taking full advantage of the DualStream™ memory controller and intuitive dual channel memory technologies to deliver exceptional performance across the applications spectrum.

Meanwhile, the VIA K8T800 Pro chipsets continues VIA's leadership on the AMD64 platform, raising the performance bar with full implementation of the high bandwidth HyperTransport processor-to-chipset interconnect through the unique Hyper8 technology.

VIA will also demo the recently launched KT880, the high performance dual channel chipset for the AMD Athlon™ XP processor, and the forthcoming PM880, a next generation integrated graphics chipset for the P4 platform.

Underpinning all VIA premier chipset platforms is the ground-breaking VIA VT8237R South Bridge that provides a wide range of the very latest connectivity, storage and multimedia features, including the world's first integrated DriveStation™ Serial ATA/RAID controller, eight USB 2.0 ports, and Fast Ethernet, as well as the warm sound quality of VIA Vinyl Audio with multi-channel audio support to enhance the user experience.

S3 Graphics DeltaChrome: Way Beyond DX9 Gaming
S3 Graphics will showcase the advanced graphics and display core of the DeltaChrome S8 graphics processor at CeBIT this year. Featuring the revolutionary Chromotion programmable video engine and the world's first Hi-Def native 1080p HDTV support, DeltaChrome brings DirectX 9.0 and more to desktop, notebook and home entertainment systems.

DeltaChrome is also key to making the mobile games begin, providing a full 8-pixel pipeline, DX9+ graphics accelerator to the mobile market for the first time, and in a low power package that will enable thinner and lighter notebooks with full feature 3D graphics and display. DeltaChrome will also help drive DX9 into the mainstream, offering an affordable 8-pipeline solution for the first time in that segment.

Providing resolutions up to 1080p, DeltaChrome's integrated Hi-Def HDTV support enables direct connection to all HDTV monitors, meaning that users may enjoy the highest quality display on digital monitors. Check out DeltaChrome in action!

VIA Vinyl Audio: The Warmth of Sound
The VIA Antaur processor has been designed from the ground up for the mobile market, providing the best balance of performance, power saving, affordability, speed and compatibility. Based on the advanced VIA CoolStream™ architecture of the 'Nehemiah' core, the VIA Antaur processor is designed to use less power and require less cooling and space than other mobile processors, enabling slimmer and lighter notebooks with extended battery life in the sub-$1,000 segment.

For the last four years VIA has been creating a wide array of Audio solutions with one goal in mind- to make the best sounding experience possible for the PC. Products like the VIA Vinyl Envy Series of Audio Controllers have gone far to accomplish this goal, helping to usher in 24-bit and 8-channel standards for the PC, and today are featured in leading soundcards from the best companies in the business. VIA also offers a full line of Vinyl Audio Codecs that are found in the premier motherboard, small form factor, and embedded devices.

At CeBIT 2004 take some time to experience VIA's latest audio initiatives and discover just how good the listening experience can be on the PC!

Digital Lifestyle Zone

Inspired by VIA: Embedded Platform Partner Products
Illustrating the inexorable move of the embedded computing platform into the home, office and car will be an exciting display of compact and stylish innovations based on the revolutionary VIA EPIA Mini-ITX series of mainboards and VIA's low power processor platforms, as well as the brand new VIA EPIA N-Series Nano-ITX at 12cm x 12cm, it's the shape of the future!

Digital entertainment is driving system design innovation in the home, as shown by set top box, media center and personal gaming console designs, while personal servers, thin clients and more demonstrate the fast-growing markets that VIA is spearheading with its low power, high performance processor platforms.

A striking "Metropolis" concept case-mod design for the Mini-ITX takes centre stage that dramatically illustrates how these tiny mainboards are providing the ideal springboard for real 'out of the box' thinking.

VIA C3-M Notebooks: Simply Mobile
Imagine the perfect notebook: easy to carry, wireless enabled, plenty of battery life, able to play DVDs flawlessly with great audio and offer peace of mind with data security features... In short, Simply Mobile!

The VIA Antaur processor has been designed from the ground up for the mobile market, providing the best balance of performance, power saving, affordability, speed and compatibility. Based on the advanced VIA CoolStream™ architecture of the 'Nehemiah' core, the VIA Antaur processor is designed to use less power and require less cooling and space than other mobile processors, enabling slimmer and lighter notebooks with extended battery life in the sub-$1,000 segment.

When you weigh it all up, VIA Antaur enables the ultimate slim'n'light notebook, providing all the key features - Weightless Mobility, Wireless Mobility, Non-stop Mobility, Entertaining Mobility and Secure Mobility - that add up to the Simply Mobile experience.

VIA Eden Processors: Get Embedded with VIA!
Combining a low power, high performance processor with the richest blend of core logic, graphics, audio, video, communications and networking silicon from a single vendor, VIA Eden embedded platforms enable convenient and cost effective integration of PC functionality into a wide variety of devices for the home, enterprise, mobile, industrial, retail and many other worlds. Able to run without active cooling, the native x86 VIA Eden Platform is driving quiet and even silent computing into many areas of our lives.

The powerful VIA Eden ESP processor is now available at speeds up to 1GHz, delivering leading edge performance and the world's most advanced hardware security suite on an embedded platform running full Microsoft® Windows® and Linux operating systems.

The VIA Eden Platform's market-leading thermal and physical characteristics make it the ideal solution for ergonomic fanless system designs for a variety of innovative, quiet, low profile and small form factor devices that draw on the key features of consumer electronics design and functionality.